No1e's Racquet

I have bought the LM rad and the MG rad, and I can honestly say I believe Djokovic's racquet is far closer to the LM rad. the MG is just too flexi and to match specs with djoko its very very hard, as I have to put weight very far up in the throat area....this seems to give a very wierd power gradient.

my LM rad specd up to Djoko's specs here is just wonderful, its truely an all court racquet!

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Don't forget Djoker is using a prostock that starts out extremely light so it shouldn't be a problem for them to spec it out to whatever he uses without much issue of odd hotspots.

Don't forget Djoker is using a prostock that starts out extremely light so it shouldn't be a problem for them to spec it out to whatever he uses without much issue of odd hotspots.

-Fuji

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He may well do, I was just stating my findings for anyone who wants to feel a what a truely beautiful racquet feels like once specd like Djokos.

but.... if you're not used to a rather heavy racquet, your timing will be messed up for a lil bit and your arm will become fatigued faster, but if one endures it will make you stronger and give you more endurance......and give you a lil bit of a different play style because you dont have to force shots so much.....once the racquet starts its swing path it will do some nice work pretty much by itself. and MOSTLY the mass truely cushions and attenuates alot of dirty vibrations.....tennis elbow no mo, well unless you string really tight with a poly or something similar.

I believe im quite right about the LM rad because I see very similar ball physics to on screen djoko shots, not kidding.

anyways just thought id give my 2 cents to help other peeps because its christmas and everyone deserves a shot with playing with a magic wand like this.

You know what I wish, I wish all players had to play with one type of racquet......then it would be totally down to the individual on how good he or she is.

I still believe Feds racquet is the best ever, but those secrets will prob die with him, well maybe not that, but they'll be kept within a tight circle.

I wouldn't make it up for the sake of it. I'm normally on the mark with my info. I practice with Marko (his brother). Who incidently uses the Wilson Blade pj at the moment. But a friend of ours uses Novak's rackets from the Ausy open and hasn't changed the layup. From the wear at the top you can see the orange.

I wouldn't make it up for the sake of it. I'm normally on the mark with my info. I practice with Marko (his brother). Who incidently uses the Wilson Blade pj at the moment. But a friend of ours uses Novak's rackets from the Ausy open and hasn't changed the layup. From the wear at the top you can see the orange.

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Yes, I apologize for doubting you . I have seen orange under the paint. I tend to think it's because his frames are twintube and then painted over. That is my theory only to explain why it's orange under the paint and the blue primer.

Any idea what tension Novak uses for each string? Sorry if it's in here somewhere. A lot of back reading. Thanks. I have the older Speed w/ a full bed of gut. Want to try the authentic Novak set up next time around.

What I mean is there are rumors that the MG rads and LM rads on sale now are lesser remake versions of the originals and don't have the same feel.

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The LM Radicals you can get on TW now are Chinese made as opposed to the Czech made ones from before. They still play well, but will feel different than those made during the initially run of the rackets.

It's not bad by any means. I used to play with the MG Radical and I loved it. I've also hit with Chinese LM Radicals and Instincts as well as Czech Radicals and Instincts. While I liked the feel slightly more in the Czech versions, that alone didn't make a noticeable difference in my play.

If you put the racquets I listed on top of each other like I have you would see they are the same.

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VSB you are correct on here 99.9% of the time, but not this time unfortunately.

The MG Rad MP is a slightly different mold to the others you mentioned, the beam narrows at the bottom of the hoop (just above the throat) compared to the others, which are constant beam width all the way around the hoop.

lets talk about the string job on Noles racket which is really special in my opinion. The 1st cross knot is thru the 10th grommet hole on top. Thru this hole the 2nd cross string comes thru? How does this work? And the tie off knot of the last cross is thru the 12th hole on bottom? Normally a small diameter grommet for only 1 string ??

lets talk about the string job on Noles racket which is really special in my opinion. The 1st cross knot is thru the 10th grommet hole on top. Thru this hole the 2nd cross string comes thru? How does this work? And the tie off knot of the last cross is thru the 12th hole on bottom? Normally a small diameter grommet for only 1 string ??